Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel

The Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel was founded in the latter part of the 19th century by Mother Veronica of the Passion, the Foundress of the Apostolic Carmel with her Mentor Bishop Marie Ephrem, envisioned the birth of a "Carmel for the Missions" in India, an Order devoted to teaching and education.

On November 19, 1870, the first group of nuns trained by their Foundress Mother Veronica, in Bayonne, France, arrived in Mangalore to start the Mission. St. Anne's Convent, which was called the "Mother House," became the cradle of the Apostolic Carmel.

The Apostolic Carmel has spread its branches in the various parts of India, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Pakistan, Kenya, Rome and Bahrain. The Congregation is governed under Six Provinces and centrally administered by the General Team from the A. C. Generalate, Bangalore with Sister Mary Vincent as the present Superior General.

The mission of the order was and remains Catholic Education. The Order provides a Catholic value-based education, with special attention given to the disadvantaged sections of society through various levels of education: pre-primary, primary, secondary, pre-university, higher, technical and special education for the disabled.

The other ministries include: healing ministry, nursing care, de-addiction and rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug addicts, self-help groups, prison ministry, ministering to persons with different disabilities, community-based-rehabilitation, Catechism and faith education.

ee also

*Carmelite Rule of St. Albert
*Book of the First Monks
*Constitutions of the Carmelite Order

External links

* [http://www.theindiancatholic.com/carmel.asp Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel at The Indian Catholic]
* [http://www.catholic-church.org/apcarmel/founders.htm Mother Mary Veronica of the Passion at The Congregation of the Apostolic Carmel]
* [http://www.carmelite-seremban.org/Spirituality/carmelite_calendar.html Discalced Carmelite Calendar and Saints]
* [http://www.karmel.at/ics/edith/stein_9.html Carmelite Vocation]
* [http://www.carmelite.com/saints/john/works/index.shtml St. John of the Cross - Collected Works]
* [http://www.carmelite.com/saints/john/works/p_10.htm Poetry of John of the Cross]